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he's definitely not worth that.....no one is. you deserve better
What i learned in these kinda situations is make sure ur okay like “Okay okay” with just being fwb.. and nothing more which means no feelings involved whatsoever ever except that the physical feelings are what’s right. Cause girl it doesn’t and never ends well tryna get a ur hookup buddy.
He knew you liked him. Your legs were behind your head. So I have to wonder why you had anxiety to tell him you had feelings for him.... did you knowingly start a friends-with-benefits with him in the hopes he will start falling for you too? And this caused the anxiety in telling him because you knew he would answer that way? I wonder...
Ultimately, the way to successfully keep it NSA is to pick a bed buddy that you find attractive physically but would not otherwise want to date... And the minute you catch ANY feels, you cut and run. Never mix the two groups together; don't take up a FB that you could imagine wanting to be seriously involved with. Usually when I tell people this rule, they say "If I followed that rule, I'd never have a FWB!" That's the point. The reality is, if you have a FWB that insists on monogamy, whether they want to call it a relationship or not doesn't negate the fact that they are asking for the commitment of a relationship. If the issue is about having safe and transparent sex practices, then a commitment to honesty about your partners is in order, but monogamy is for BDSM and commitment relationships, not NSA fun side pieces. The minute a FB asks for monogamy, you have to put the boundary up that says you are either casually sleeping with each other, or they can be in a relationship with you (and thus have the right to ask for monogamy). They cannot have both. It doesn't have to be a *serious* relationship but monogamy is for the committed and connected, typically. The mistake made here, OP, is that you agreed to the arrangement and have participated in the "best case scenario" for him... That is, to give him dedication and no challenge from other men without the emotional static. While a very small percentage can be salvaged, the vast majority cannot, so like I said... The minute you catch any feels, you gotta leave. Effectively, what I typically tell people is, if you feel like you have to gather your nerve up and have "the talk" with someone about your feelings for them, 90%+ of the time, it will end in rejection. If it was growing on both sides in equal measure, the talk would not be a monumental and nerve-racking event; rather, the relationship would have developed over time quite naturally.
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Just so you know, when he said that he wants to bang monogamously but with no relationship, it really means he wants YOU to be monogamous for him while he secretly gets with other girls and tells them he's not in a relationship. This happened when my sister's ex broke up with her. He wanted the exact same thing, so she agreed since she was in love with him. She later found out that he was banging two other girls (one of them being another ex that my sister was insecure about) while he forbid her from even having guy friends. Then he had the nerve to say, "Well, we aren't in a relationship." In other words, the rules only apply to the girl and not him. Don't do it, OP! It's just a trap!
Aaaaaand this is when you stop talking to him....